Shelley Kagan
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Shelley Kagan is an American philosopher best known for his influential work in moral philosophy, particularly on the nature of ethics, death, and the value of life.
All labels observed (1)
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| Shelley Kagan canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shelley Kagan Context triple: [Kagan, hasNotableBearer, Shelley Kagan]
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Peter K. Unger
Peter K. Unger is an American philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, including his defense of skepticism and his critiques of common-sense views.
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B.
Owen Flanagan
Owen Flanagan is an American philosopher known for his work in philosophy of mind, ethics, and the relationship between cognitive science and moral psychology.
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C.
Jeff Okin
Jeff Okin is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the Amazon drama series "Good Girls Revolt."
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D.
Jonathan Lear
Jonathan Lear is an American philosopher and psychoanalyst known for his work on ethics, ancient Greek philosophy, and the intersection of philosophy and psychoanalytic theory.
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E.
Allan Jacobs
Allan Jacobs is an editor known for his work on the book "Dangerous Minds."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shelley Kagan Target entity description: Shelley Kagan is an American philosopher best known for his influential work in moral philosophy, particularly on the nature of ethics, death, and the value of life.
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A.
Peter K. Unger
Peter K. Unger is an American philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, including his defense of skepticism and his critiques of common-sense views.
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B.
Owen Flanagan
Owen Flanagan is an American philosopher known for his work in philosophy of mind, ethics, and the relationship between cognitive science and moral psychology.
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C.
Jeff Okin
Jeff Okin is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the Amazon drama series "Good Girls Revolt."
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D.
Jonathan Lear
Jonathan Lear is an American philosopher and psychoanalyst known for his work on ethics, ancient Greek philosophy, and the intersection of philosophy and psychoanalytic theory.
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E.
Allan Jacobs
Allan Jacobs is an editor known for his work on the book "Dangerous Minds."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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human ⓘ moral philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Thomas Nagel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Princeton University
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Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Yale University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animal ethics
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applied ethics ⓘ ethics ⓘ metaethics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ moral status ⓘ normative ethics ⓘ philosophy of death ⓘ population ethics ⓘ value theory ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasOnlineLectures | Open Yale Courses series on death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTaughtAt |
University of Illinois at Chicago
NERFINISHED
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University of Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
consequentialism
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utilitarianism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defending demanding forms of consequentialism
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public philosophy lectures on death ⓘ work on the nature of ethics ⓘ work on the philosophy of death ⓘ work on the value of life ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Shelley Kagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea | desert-adjusted consequentialism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Death
NERFINISHED
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How to Count Animals, More or Less NERFINISHED ⓘ Normative Ethics ⓘ The Geometry of Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ The Limits of Morality NERFINISHED ⓘ Thinking about Cases NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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philosopher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| teachesCourse | course on death at Yale University ⓘ |
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